Paul Davies MP: written questions
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Pathology: ConsultantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve the level of consultant staffing in pathology departments to meed the target of 98% of histopathology tests to be reported within 10 days by March 2029, as sp
Answer: The Department is taking action to ensure sufficient provision of the histopathology workforce. As of April 2026, there were over 1,400 full-time equivalent consultants working in histopathology in National Health Service trusts and other core organisatio...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCarer's AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on improving support for carers via the carer allowance system.
Answer: We have accepted or partially accepted 38 of the 40 recommendations in Liz Sayce’s independent review of Carer’s Allowance overpayments. We are working on plans to improve and modernise Carer’s Allowance (CA), making it easier for unpaid carers to combine...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 900232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of community-owned renewable energy to energy security.
Answer: Community owned renewable energy will strengthen our energy security by increasing local clean power, reducing exposure to fossil fuel markets and improving the resilience of our energy system.Government is driving a major expansion of community-owned ene...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for an update on the progress of the Palliative and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework.
Answer: The Government is developing a Modern Service Framework (MSF) for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care in England. The MSF is a clinically-led, evidence-based framework to support sustained improvements in outcomes for patients and carers, including by re...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRoboticsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help UK robotics and autonomous systems manufacturers to scale up their operations.
Answer: Government measures to support British technology companies, including robotics firms, to scale up in the UK comprises crowding-in private sector investment via the British Business Bank and National Wealth Fund, both with expanded capitalisations and a m...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordClinical Trials: GenomicsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of setting up a database of genomic-enabled trials.
Answer: No specific assessment has been made. As set out in our Life Sciences Sector Plan, the Government will design and create a single searchable database of United Kingdom clinical trials by June 2026.As we implement the UK clinical trials database, we will c...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the proportion of Phase II and Phrase III in commercial oncology clinical trials.
Answer: The Department holds data on commercial clinical trials by phase and therapeutic area, including oncology. However, we do not routinely assess trends in specific segments such as Phase II and Phase III oncology clinical trials.We use this information alon...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordEpilepsyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in England with epilepsy who experience tonic-clonic seizures and are not seizure-free despite treatment.
Answer: The Department does not hold data the number of people in England with epilepsy who continue to experience tonic‑clonic seizures despite treatment. Detailed national data on seizure type, seizure frequency, and individual treatment response are not routin...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRenewable EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to develop the UK’s renewable energy sector in response to the current international oil crisis.
Answer: We are accelerating investment in homegrown clean power to boost energy security and cut exposure to volatile fossil fuel markets. We are bringing forward the next renewables auction to July, introducing low cost ‘plug-in solar’ for households, and applyi...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: Water SupplyMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the role of Legal Aid in enabling consumers to hold water companies to account for overcharging and environmental damage.
Answer: The scope of legal aid is set out under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, and applicants are subject to relevant means and merits tests. Legal aid is available in relation to injunctions for nuisance arising from prescribed t...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: HealthDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the provision of data on employee health benefits to SME decision makers on levels of employee ill health.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is working with the Department for Work and Pensions and Department of Health and Social Care on the Keep Britain Working Vanguard Phase, focused on tackling health-related economic inactivity and promoting heal...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the Holiday Activities and Food Programme from returns submitted by local authorities following the end of each holiday period.
Answer: For the holiday, activities and food (HAF) programme, the department collects data from local authorities after each delivery period, to support performance monitoring, inform policy development and support evaluation.Data collection includes the number o...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his department is taking to expand leaseholder right of first refusal.
Answer: The government is committed to implementing measures in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 to make enfranchisement cheaper and easier. The Act sets the method for calculating the price of a statutory lease extension or freehold acquisition, known ...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming National Cancer Plan will contain measures to ensure patients with blood cancer can access lifesaving and cutting-edge new therapies via the NHS.
Answer: The National Cancer Plan, to be published in the coming weeks, will set out in more detail how we will improve outcomes for cancer patients, as well as speeding up diagnosis and treatment, ensuring patients have access to the latest treatments and technol...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure NHS patients with Mantle Cell Lymphoma will continue to be able to receive the CAR-T treatment Tecartus after it has exited the Cancer Drugs Fund.
Answer: Decisions on whether new medicines should be routinely funded by the National Health Service in England are made by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on the basis of an evaluation of their costs and benefits. NICE is currently r...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specific clinical, economic, or operational thresholds (e.g., prevalence shifts, new NICE guidance, excess out of pocket costs) would need to be met to trigger a formal review of the medical e
Answer: There are no current plans to review the list of prescription charge exemptions or the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate. There are no specific conditions that need to be met to trigger a formal r...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the medical exemption list, in the context of their being no formal review since 1968.
Answer: There are no current plans to review the list of prescription charge exemptions or the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate. There are no specific conditions that need to be met to trigger a formal r...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPower FailuresDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 907157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with energy suppliers on the adequacy of support for consumers with power outages.
Answer: The National Energy System Operator has assured me of its assessment that industry have suitable arrangements in place this winter. Network operators have established customer support measures for power outages, including communications, welfare provision...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025, whether
Answer: The Labour Manifesto commits to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”. The Government consulted industry, academia and civil society during the development of the recent Replacing Anima...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025, whether
Answer: The Government’s strategy to support replacing animals in science commits to publish biennially a list of alternative-methods research and development priorities, coalescing UK scientists around these areas and incentivising partnerships between research ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Sexual Abuse Material: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 907001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help protect children from AI-generated abuse online.
Answer: The Government recognises the serious and evolving threat posed by artificial intelligence being misused to create child sexual abuse material. We have taken world-leading action to address this risk.AI-generated child sexual abuse material is not a victi...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of volunteer-led men’s mental health groups on mental wellbeing and NHS services.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of volunteer-led men’s mental health groups on mental wellbeing and National Health Services. More widely, the 10-Year Health Plan sets out ambitious plans to boost mental health support ac...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide sustainable funding for grassroots men’s mental health initiatives.
Answer: The Department currently has no plans to provide funding for grassroots men’s mental health initiatives. More widely, the 10-Year Health Plan sets out ambitious plans to boost mental health support across the country, including for men. This includes tran...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to mental health services, particularly for young people and those in rural areas.
Answer: We know that too many children and young people are not receiving the mental health care they need, including young people living in rural communities. For 2025/26, mental health spending is forecast to amount to £15.6 billion. This represents a significa...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCredit Unions: Help to Save SchemeTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96951More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of enabling Credit Unions to offer Help to Save accounts.
Answer: The Help to Save scheme supports financial resilience for working people on low incomes by encouraging consistent, long-term saving and helping them build a financial buffer to plan and prepare for the future. The scheme is currently available to working ...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
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